Wet Willie, or West Willie? Either way, Delonte may get a call from the NBA

Either way, the index finger he stuck into the right ear of Utah guard Gordon Hayward was under review by the NBA office, a source said Tuesday. But the Mavericks’ guard said he wasn’t overly concerned with the possibility of a fine by the league for the incident.

“If they do, they do,” he said. “If they don’t, they don’t.”

The finger to the ear hole occurred with 3:40 left in the first half Monday night in the Mavericks’ 123-121 triple-overtime loss at Utah.

West and Hayward got tangled up on the Jazz’s offensive end. West gave Hayward a forearm push and then, after a foul was called, West strolled over to Hayward in a nonchalant fashion and poked his index finger into Hayward’s right ear and gave him a push. West was called for a technical foul.

On Tuesday, Hayward told reporters in Utah he wanted to rip West’s finger off when it happened. “I wanted to fight right there, but you can’t do that,” he said, according to The Associated Press.

Said West: “We were two warriors. We were battling. I forgot the NBA’s a gentleman’s game. We got to fight and scratch, and do it nice. You get caught up in the emotions and it’s physical. You get caught in the moment sometimes.”